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BIOGRAPHY
Music

Omar Epps

1973–

Omar Hashim Epps (born July 20, 1973) is an American actor, rapper, and producer. He attended Fiorello H. LaGuardia High School of Music & Art and Performing Arts, prior to making his film debut alongside Tupac Shakur in the 1992 crime drama Juice. His…

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Omar Johnson (baseball)

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Omar Johnson is an American college baseball coach and former outfielder. Johnson is the head coach of the Jackson State Tigers baseball team.

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Sports & Achievement

Omar Mohamed

1996–

Omar Abdullahi Mohamed (Somali: Cumar Cabdullahi Maxamed; Arabic: عمر محمد; born 5 May 1996) is a Somali professional footballer who plays for the Somalia national team.

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Omar Richards

1998–

Omar Tyrell Crawford Richards (born 15 February 1998) is an English professional footballer who plays as a left back or a wing back for Greek Super League club Aris.

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Omar Salim

2003–

Omar Gergely Salim (born 12 April 2003) is an American-Hungarian taekwondo athlete. He is the youngest son of Gergely Salim, a former Olympic champion. He became a Hungarian citizen in 2022.

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Sports

Omari Caro

1991–

Omari Caro (born 7 March 1991) is a former Jamaican international rugby league footballer who last played as a winger for the London Skolars in League 1. Upon retiring from professional rugby, Omari is now a high school teacher. He previously played for…

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Omari Forson

2004–

Omari Nathan Forson (born 20 July 2004) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Serie A club Monza. He previously came through the youth academy at Manchester United.

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Sports

Omari Hutchinson

2003–

Omari Elijah Giraud-Hutchinson (born 30 October 2003) is an English professional footballer who plays as a winger or attacking midfielder for Serie A club AC Milan, on loan from Premier League club Nottingham Forest.

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Omari Sterling-James

1993–

Omari Shaquil Jabari Sterling-James (born 15 September 1993) is a footballer who plays as a winger or forward for National League North club Hednesford Town and the Saint Kitts and Nevis national team. He previously played in the Football League for…

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MUSEUM OBJECT
stopwatches

Omega stopwatch

ca. 1960

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An Omega stopwatch with scuff marks on the face. The hands are at 60 and there is embossing on the back.

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2012.123.2.1
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Omo Aikeremiokha

2005–

Omo Aikeremiokha (born 28 April 2005) is a British athlete who competes in trampoline gymnastics. He won a bronze medal at the 2023 Trampoline Gymnastics World Championships. He also competed in the single event.

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Omo Osaghae

1988–

Omoghan "Omo" Osaghae (born May 18, 1988) is an American track and field athlete who competes in the sprint hurdles. He is coached by Texas Tech hurdles coach, Dion Miller. He has personal records of 7.45 seconds for the 60-meter hurdles and 13.23 seconds…

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Sports

Omos

1992–

Tolulope "Jordan" Omogbehin (born May 16, 1992) is a Nigerian professional wrestler and former college basketball player. He is signed to WWE, where he performs in its sister promotion Lucha Libre AAA Worldwide under the ring name Omos ( o-MAHS) as part of…

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Sports

Ondine Achampong

2004–

Ondine Kathryn Achampong (born 10 February 2004) is a British artistic gymnast and national team member. She was part of the gold medal winning teams at the 2023 European Championships and 2022 Commonwealth Games and the silver medal winning teams at the…

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Ondrea Gates

1962–

Ondrea "Vickie" Victoria Gates (previously Ondrea Victoria Gates-Lewis born September 25, 1962) is a professional female bodybuilder from the United States.

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Oneda Maryon Castillo

1952–

Oneda Maryon Castillo (born April 13, 1952) is a Global Education Instructor for the Ladies Professional Golfers Association (LPGA). She joined the LPGA in 1997. She is the third African American woman to achieve Class A status as a LPGA Teaching and Club…

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Onyx

Biography

Kyle McNeely, better known by his ring name Onyx, is an American retired professional wrestler. He is best known for his appearances in Total Nonstop Action Wrestling (TNA) from 2003 to 2004.

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MUSEUM OBJECT
Clothing - Costume

Opening and closing ceremonies jacket worn by Isabelle Daniels

1956

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The Olympic opening and closing ceremonies Team USA jacket worn by Isabelle Daniels at the 1956 Melbourne Summer Olympics. The off-white jacket has a collar and a notched lapel. There is a shield-shaped metal and enamel pin on the proper left lapel. The…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.96.8
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BIOGRAPHY
Sports

Opi Edwards

1999–

Opanin "Opi" Osafo-Adjei Edwards (born 30 April 1999) is a Ghanaian footballer who plays as a midfielder for Taunton Town.

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Ora Washington

Biography

Ora Belle Washington (January 23, 1898 – December 21, 1971) was an American athlete from the Germantown neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Washington excelled in both tennis and basketball, and she was inducted into the Women's Basketball Hall of…

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Sports & Achievement

Oracene Price

1952–

Oracene Price (born April 3, 1952), formerly known as Brandy Williams, is an American tennis coach. She is best known for being both the mother and coach of Venus and Serena Williams, both of whom are widely regarded as among the best female tennis players…

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Clothing - Fashion and Historical

Orange striped baseball shirt by Cross Colours

1991

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An orange striped baseball shirt by Cross Colours. The shirt is made of cotton and has a rounded neckline with three quarter length raglan sleeves. The shirt opens in the center front with a metal zipper, the pull is the outline of a circle. The Cross…

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2023.76.5
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Oree Banks

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Oree Banks (born c. 1936) is an American former college football player and coach. He served as the head football coach at South Carolina State University from 1965 to 1972 and at West Virginia State University from 1977 to 1983, compiling a career college…

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Photographs and Still Images

Organization of African American golfers, Northern California, c. 1970s.

ca. 1975

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This black and white photograph depicts a group of men and women standing outside in front of a cluster of trees. Most hold golf clubs in their hands. On the back of the photograph is a green sticker with handwritten text that reads "#39."

Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and CultureCatalog 2016.117.39
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